Where does “piceworth” come from?
piceworth (English) comes from English pice, from Hindi पैसा, from Sanskrit *पदांश, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
piceworth (English): The amount that can be bought for a pice
Definitions
- The amount that can be bought for a pice
Ancestry of “piceworth”, step by step
piceworth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pice | A small copper coin of the East Indies, worth... |
| 2 | Hindi | पैसा | paisa; money, wealth, riches |
| 3 | Sanskrit | *पदांश | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English worth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 2 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 3 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |